Aromas of ripe quince and pear fruit with dried herb and white spice. This wine is full, textural and dry on the palate. The fruit offers plenty of structure and is balanced with fine mineral flavours to finish.

Fromm La Strada, Marlborough, Pinot Gris 2015 47

Ripe fruit intermingled with savouriness & flintstone dominate the nose. The palate (pears, almonds & floral) is rich & full with a fine structure that leads into a long.

Ostler “Audrey’s” Waitaki Valley, Pinot Gris 2013 52

Opulent and rich in the mouth, with some residual sugar balanced by nutty, toasty oak and a fine, slightly savoury finish filled with pineapple, mango and guava.

Neudorf Moutere, Nelson, Pinot Gris 2016 60

Honey, nutmeg, custard and poached pears aromas. On the palate a juicy, fresh, silky texture, abundant core of fruit and a spicy layer with plenty of acidity and a light citrus note.

With aromas of white flowers, white peach and bouquet garni, barrel give the spice and toasty extra warmth and depth. Creamy peach and lemon sorbet flavours on the palate and a mineral laced acid gently pushes the fruit along a generous and lengthy finish.

Te Kairanga “John Martin” Martinborough, Chardonnay 2014 65

Succulent aromas of melon and white nectarine are balanced with almond and floral notes. A rich, yet elegant palate leads to a long rounded finish.

Felton Road “Bannockburn” Central Otago Chardonnay 2014 68

White peach, crushed almonds and orange blossom abound on the nose. The palate is creamy and luscious with an underlying and fine-tuned acidic freshness. The finish features a return of the almond characters in this nutty, mineral and distinctive Bannockburn Chardonnay.

An elegant, supple and perfumed wine with red fruits including strawberry, raspberry and red cherry plus a hint of violets and a subtle backbone of steely minerality. The wine shows lovely purity and energy.

Burn Cottage, Central Otago, Pinot Noir 2014 110

Aromas of red fruits & earl grey tea. With flavours of red berry fruits, wild thyme and rich savoury notes lead to a long finish.

Felton Road “Bannockburn” Central Otago, Pinot Noir 2015 115

Dark cherry, rosehip and wafts of perfumed leather lead into notes of omega plum, cinnamon spice, nutmeg and dried thyme on the palate.

Rockburn “Nine Barrels” Central Otago, Pinot Noir 2015 115

Layers of dark red cherry fruit, aromatic and spicy oak and herbs on the nose. Medium- full bodied with flavours of the dark red cherry fruit, spices, herbs and nutty oak.

Ata Rangi, Martinborough, Pinot Noir 2014 130

Dark-fleshed plum, black cherry, mixed spice and sweet herbs. This wine is a dense, complex Pinot Noir with a nice mix of fruit and savoury characters.

This is a well-weighted, medium-bodied, concentrated Shiraz. Perfumed floral aromas of sandalwood, marjoram & thyme. The palate has a core of sweet dark fruits including raspberry, loganberry & cherry.

Red Blends

Man O’ War Estate Merlot Cabernet Malbec 2014 50

Big, rich, dense and yet accessible red with masses of dark fruits, chocolate and coffee plus a seasoning of spicy oak. A deliciously drinkable red, with a backbone of sweet, ripe tannins.

Pegasus Bay, Waipara Valley, Merlot Cabernet 2013 55

Aromas and flavours suggest wild blackberries, purple plums, cassis, and chocolate mocha, with underlying hints of vanilla pod, spice and roasted nuts. The palate is rich with ripe tannins and a savoury after taste.

Jim Barry “Cover Drive” Coonawarra (Aust), Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 50

This wine is a deep and inky colour. The nose displays aromas of blackcurrant, blueberry and cedar. The palate is generous & vivacious, offering fresh, lively blackberry and black cherry fruit.

Ata Rangi, Martinborough, Celebre 2014 75

Produced only in excellent seasons, Supple, rounded body of dark fruited Merlot, the spicy, lifted perfume of Syrah and the vibrancy of Cabernet Sauvignon. Aromatics of ripe blueberry, boysenberry and red currents.

Showing dark red powdery currents and leafy freshness of mint and cool spices, the aromatics are complex Cabernet Sauvignon. The palate is Shiraz with dark plum, liquorice and berry fruits with an ironstone depth of tannin.